Jorge Ribeiro

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Jorge Ribeiro
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro
Date of birth	November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09) (age 27)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Wingback
Club information
Current club	Benfica
Number	25
Youth career
1999	Benfica
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 2000-2001 2002-2004 2004 2005-2007 2006 2007 2007-2008 2008-	Benfica →Santa Clara (loan) →Varzim (loan) →Gil Vicente (loan) Dynamo Moscow →Málaga CF (loan) →CD Aves (loan) Boavista Benfica	05 (0) 03 (0) 53 (4) 14 (0) 27 (4) 05 (0) 14 (2) 26 (8) 14 (1)
National team2
2002-	Portugal	09 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro (born November 9, 1981 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays with S.L. Benfica.

Mainly a left defender, he can also appear as a midfielder.

[edit] Club career

Brought up through Sport Lisboa e Benfica's youth system, Ribeiro would serve several loans to first division sides, before being purchased in January 2005 by Russian Premier League's FC Dynamo Moscow. Unadjusted, he left the team precisely a year after, joining La Liga side Málaga CF until the end of the season.

In January 2007, Ribeiro returned to Portugal, joining C.D. Aves, still on loan from the Russian side. On February 4, he played his first league match for Aves against Sporting Clube de Braga. He would be purchased by Boavista F.C. in July, and blossomed as a topflight player, scoring eight league goals during the season, many from free kicks.

On July 24, 2008, Ribeiro returned to Benfica. Having scored his first goal for the reds on September 22, in a 4-3 win at F.C. Paços de Ferreira, he eventually became first-choice left-back, overtaking Brazilian Léo.

[edit] International career

Ribeiro made his debut for Portugal in November 2002 against Scotland. In October 2007, he was again capped as a replacement for right-back José Bosingwa for the qualifying matches against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on October 13 and 17, respectively.

With eight caps, he was part of the nation's final squad for Euro 2008, as older brother Maniche was left out. He appeared in the last group stage match against Switzerland as a substitute, in a 2-0 loss.

[edit] Honours

• S.L. Benfica:
  • Portuguese League Cup: 2008-09

[edit] Club statistics

* - Not available

[edit] Personal life

Maniche (realname Nuno Ribeiro), Jorge's older brother, is also a footballer. The midfielder represented, among others, Benfica, F.C. Porto, Chelsea FC, Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan.

[edit] External links

• PortuGOAL profile
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• BDFutbol profile

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